Science / Year 9 / Science Inquiry Skills / Questioning and predicting

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Formulate questions or hypotheses that can be investigated scientifically (ACSIS164)

Elaborations
  • using internet research to identify problems that can be investigated
  • evaluating information from secondary sources as part of the research process
  • revising and refining research questions to target specific information and data collection or finding a solution to the specific problem identified
  • developing ideas from students own or others' investigations and experiences to investigate further
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Critical and creative thinking Critical and creative thinking
ScOT terms

Hypotheses

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Mystery disease: outbreak in Glenbrook

  • TLF-IDL2016

Investigate the spread of a disease in the fictional town of Glenbrook. Examine patients and match their symptoms to diseases such as avian flu, hepatitis A, Ross River virus disease or whooping cough. Decide which medical tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Identify how the disease is spread and places where the ...

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Mystery disease: outbreak in Stratton

  • TLF-IDL2017

Investigate the spread of a disease in the fictional town of Stratton. Examine patients and match their symptoms to diseases such as avian flu, hepatitis A, Ross River virus disease or whooping cough. Decide which medical tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Identify how the disease is spread and places where the ...

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Mystery disease: outbreak in Waverly

  • TLF-IDL2018

Investigate the spread of a disease in the fictional town of Waverly. Examine patients and match their symptoms to diseases such as avian flu, hepatitis A, Ross River virus disease or whooping cough. Decide which medical tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Identify how the disease is spread and places where the disease-causing ...

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Energy: student digital

  • TLF-IDM019063

This is a student digital resource that contains interactive materials exploring many aspects of energy including the different forms of energy, the energy of moving things, heat, electricity, energy in food, and sources of energy used by modern societies. This resource contains a rich array of digital interactive activities, ...

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Mystery disease: outbreak in McArthur Vale

  • TLF-IDL2019

Investigate the spread of a disease in the fictional town of McArthur Vale. Examine patients and match their symptoms to diseases such as avian flu, hepatitis A, Ross River virus disease or whooping cough. Decide which medical tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Identify how the disease is spread and places where ...

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Light sound action: student digital

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This is a student digital resource that contains interactive materials relevant to a study of light, sound, and electricity. This resource contains a rich array of digital interactive activities, simulations, video clips, supportive information and notebook questions, and is divided into several parts including sections ...

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Mystery disease: outbreak in Nelson

  • TLF-IDL5316

Investigate the spread of a disease in the fictional town of Nelson. Examine patients and match their symptoms to diseases such as avian flu, hepatitis A, Ross River virus disease or whooping cough. Decide which medical tests are needed to confirm the diagnosis. Identify how the disease is spread and places where the disease-causing ...

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Energy: student guide

  • TLF-IDM019062

This is a student guide that explores many aspects of energy including the different forms of energy, the energy of moving things, electricity, energy in food, and sources of energy used by modern societies. It is divided into different parts with each containing information, images and diagrams, hands-on inquiry activities, ...

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National study guides: Sustainability and Food security- Years 7-10

  • TLF-IDM015287

This is a website containing a range of study guides on sustainability in food production and food security, they include: Water: our most precious resource; Biodiversity: protecting the environment; Greener farming: protecting the environment; Animal health: the science of healthy animals: and Food for the future: Farming ...

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Chemical Reactions: student guide

  • TLF-IDM020101

This is a student guide that takes an in-depth look at chemical reactions with individual chapters on the structure of atoms, chemical changes and formula, radioactivity and nuclear energy, energy changes, and reactions involving acids and bases. Each part or chapter of this resource contains information, images and diagrams, ...

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Chemical reactions: student digital

  • TLF-IDM020126

This is a student digital resource that contains interactive materials for a comprehensive study of chemical reactions including the structure of atoms, elements and the periodic table, chemical reaction rates and energy, radiation, and the chemistry of acids and bases. This resource contains a rich array of digital interactives, ...

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Wild backyards: plan a study

  • TLF-IDM013089

This is a web page produced by the Queensland Museum about how to plan a biodiversity assessment within a school or local community, which includes an embedded 4-minute introductory video. The video is supported by links to a transcript of the video, a Backyard explorer leader's guide, a Backyard explorer user's guide, ...

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Energy: teacher guide

  • TLF-IDM019064

This is a teacher guide that contains an overview of lessons relevant to a unit on energy. It contains resources to assist planning and implementing a study of the different forms of energy, the energy of moving things, electricity, energy in food, and sources of energy used by modern societies; and includes a unit outline, ...

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Light sound action: student guide

  • TLF-IDM019065

This is a student guide that explores many aspects of light, sound and electricity including how they are each transmitted and their contribution to modern societies, as well as material on the wave and particle models. This resource is divided into different parts with each containing information, images and diagrams, ...

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Sustainability action process: Sustainable transport (Years 7–10)

  • TLF-IDM017780

This learning resource guides students through an extended school based or local investigation. Students will develop and implement a chosen sustainability action and then evaluate and reflect on their success and their learning. Students work sequentially through the five steps in the Sustainability action process. Each ...

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iPlan

  • TLF-IDM016719

This resource contains ten IWB flipcharts as well as Flash alternative exercises and models how to plan a scientific investigation, choose the right equipment and follow safe working practices.

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Ecosystems

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This is a detailed plan for teaching a unit on ecosystems. It includes a unit outline, overview and aim, learning outcomes, inquiry questions, background information about ecosystems, lesson plans and a guide to assessment. The lesson sequence is based on the inquiry based 5Es approach to teaching Science, with a focus ...

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Chemical reactions: teacher guide

  • TLF-IDM020127

This is a teacher guide containing material to support the planning and implementing of lessons for a unit on chemical reactions. It covers topics such as atomic structure, elements and the Periodic Table, chemical reaction rates and energy, conservation of mass, radioactivity, combustion, and reactions involving acids ...

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Ecosystems

  • TLF-IDM014090

This is a unit of work designed to help students investigate and understand how species interact with each other in an ecosystem. Students examine interactions between the biological and physical aspects of the environment, including possible changes in population numbers, which ultimately cause a change in the wider ecosystem. ...

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Wave Maker: making waves

  • TLF-IDL3820

Generate waves in a wave tank. Simulate the production of ocean waves by wind. Experiment to find how the speed, duration and fetch of the wind affect the size and wavelength of the waves. Compile a report of your findings. This learning object is one in a series of three learning objects.

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